Active and noisy; with a soft
jiao, jiao or when alarmed, a rapid jia, jia. Lives in
small flocks which move agilely
among branches catching small insects. Forages in the canopy and middle
storey of forest. Breeding biology is poorly known.

Taiwan Barwing is a fairly
common resident.

Local common name, in
Mandarin, translates into English as: “chestnut head, barred-winged
bird.”

References: Endemic
Species of Taiwan, compiled
by Greenland Ecology
Conservation Association of R.O.C.